Robert Rahimi: S · San José State · #1.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Robert Rahimi
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. The three seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Hugh Freeze and Ken Niumatalolo. First career honor, 2024: All-Mountain West. A game that shows it: 10 tackles against Oregon State — Week 11, 2024.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
82 tackles. 5 passes defended. 5 interceptions. 5.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | San José State | 82 | 47 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2022 | Liberty | 50 | 22 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | 5 |
| 2021 | Liberty | 22 | 14 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 1 |
| Career | 154 | 83 | 10.5 | 1.5 | 7 | 11 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-24vs Sacramento State | 9 | 7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 17-7@ Air Force | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-10vs Kennesaw State | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 52-54@ Washington State | 8 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 35-31vs Nevada | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-31@ Colorado State | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-14vs Wyoming | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-33@ Fresno State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-13@ Oregon State | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 21-42vs No. 13 Boise State | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 16-27vs No. 23 UNLV | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 34-31vs Stanford | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Bowl | L 39-41vs South Florida | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 82 | 47 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 5 | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
5interceptionsTackle volume
82tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%6 TFL82 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 1 sack · 5 pass breakups · 5 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 6.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Road5g | 6.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ken Niumatalolo
Pass share
64.4%
550 pass / 304 run
Plays / game
65.7
13 games
Team sack rate
1.5%
549 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-heavy.
Player standing · 2024
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
The All-Conference honor is earned — and the box score backs it up emphatically: #4 of 537 FBS safeties by CFB Zeitgeist Score.2024 profile
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #4 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons, at Liberty and San José State, 154 tackles — the college career is complete.
Recruited as a two-star, and honored since.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST
All-Mountain West mention (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Hugh Freeze and Ken Niumatalolo.
